For anyone who fondly remembers Arizona’s boom times, economists have a new message: Even though 2016 might well shape up as the state’s best year in 10 years, it’s time to get used to rates of much slower growth.

Scottsdale-based Five Star Development has announced its plans to develop a mega retail and dining destination, The Palmeraie, strategically located in the heart of Scottsdale. The project is connected to the $2 billion Ritz-Carlton, Paradise Valley master-planned community.

Credit scores are used in a lot of transaction. As a gauge for an individual’s creditworthiness, a credit score is what, landlords, mobile service providers, and even potential employers use to determine if there that said individual is a financial risk or not. This is also what credit lenders will use to determine what terms can be offered to a borrower and the rate that comes with the loan. The higher the credit score, the less risky an individual is for defaulting on financial commitments.

If you purchased or remodeled a home this year, you can start tax planning now to receive the largest refund without any hiccups along the way.

Kristen Seaton paid off $67,000 of debt in less than two years. Learn from her experience how you can make a plan to pay off debt quickly too.

Paying off debt can feel impossible when you’re already tens of thousands of dollars in the red. Here’s the good news: It can be done. Take Kristen Seaton’s inspiring success story on how to pay off debt. Seaton lives in Boston, MA, and managed to pay down a whopping $67,000 in debt in less than two years. Here, she shares how she made it happen — and the tips that can help you succeed too.

A record number of businesses and employees have moved into Scottsdale's bustling Airpark corridor, which is emerging as a one of the Phoenix area's major hubs for urban growth, according to a new report from Colliers International.

Don’t let your old stuff freeload! Put it to work. Use that old suitcase, file cabinet, magazine rack — even items you might ordinarily pitch into the recycling bin — to help organize your home. You’ll save money, and your family will benefit fromunique storage solutions that fit your lifestyle.

Dreaming of stainless this and marble that, with a dash of hip color? Sloooow down. See what your wallet has to say first. Some projects will protect your dollars more than others, especially if you’re planning to sell in a few years.

How do we know? Since 2002, a trade magazine for contractors and builders called “Remodeling” has been tracking common home improvement projects and how much of the cost of each project is recouped when the home sells.

The Center for an Urban Future published a new study, with support from Capital One’s Future Edge initiative, that reveals a dramatic surge in women entrepreneurs in the nation’s 25 largest cities but also shows that women still face a number of challenges as they start and grow businesses. The report documents that the number of women-owned businesses in the 25 largest American cities increased by 43 percent over the past five years, far outpacing the overall growth in women-owned businesses nationally (27 percent).

You probably already know that owning a home comes with some sweet tax benefits, like the mortgage-interest and property-tax deductions. But did you know there’s a whole list of other homeowner-related tax breaks that you might be leaving on the table?

The only thing that could improve upon these relaxing, spa-like spots? Bubbles.

It doesn’t matter what corner of the world you call home: When you’re searching those homes for sale in Miami, FL, or New York, NY, it’s easy to agree that a stunning bathtub can make any bathroom covetworthy. Cinema would be lost without a great bathtub scene (think Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman), master bathroom suites wouldn’t have ...

After a year as stylish as 2015, it's hard to imagine that anything could top it. But if Houzz's predictions of the 25 biggest design trends of the upcoming year turn out to be true, we're in for a real treat.